Djokovic beats world no. 2 Zverev to reach China Open semis, breaks Nadal's record. Twenty-four-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic beat world no. 2 Alexander Zverev 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the China Open 2026. The victory took Djokovic's China Open record to an extraordinary 32-0. Djokovic also broke Rafael Nadal's record, becoming the first man in the Open Era to win 32 matches at an event before being defeated.